User Guide

User Guide
Audio: Dell Dimension� XPS H233 and XPS H266

Audio: Dell Dimension XPS H233 and XPS H266

Connecting Audio Devices | Adjusting Volume | Wave Table Upgrade | Audio Drivers for Microsoft� Windows� 95 Operating System | Audio Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT� 4.0 Operating System


Connecting Audio Devices

There are three connectors on the back panel of the computer for connecting audio devices:

  • A line-out connector (green-colored) for speakers with integrated amplifiers
  • A line-in connector (blue-colored) for record/playback devices such as cassette players, CD players, and VCRs
  • A microphone connector (red-colored) for a personal computer microphone

Adjusting Volume

For Windows 95 operating systems:

  1. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
  3. Click the Audio tab and move the slide switch for playback or recording to the desired volume level.

For Windows NT 4.0 operating systems:

  1. Start the Audio Mixer utility located in the Audio Control program group or folder.
  2. Adjust the slide controls labeled "Master" to adjust the volume and balance for all devices, or adjust the slide controls for an individual device.

Wave Table Upgrade

Dell offers a wave-table upgrade module to enhance the musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) sound capabilities of the system. The wave-table upgrade module is installed using connectors J7C1 and J7D1 on the system board.


Audio Drivers for Microsoft Windows 95 Operating System

To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:

  1. Using the Dell DiskMaker program in the Dell Accessories folder, make diskette images of the audio drivers stored on the hard-disk drive.
    Two blank diskettes are required.
  2. Start the Windows 95 operating system.
  3. When the Update Device Driver Wizard window appears, click Next.
  4. Insert the first audio driver diskette into drive A.
  5. From the dialog box, select drive A and click OK.
    The driver files are copied from the diskette to the hard-disk drive.
  6. When the Copying Files dialog box appears, prompting for the location of additional files, insert the second audio driver diskette into drive A, type a:\, and click OK.
  7. After the drivers have been installed, remove the diskette from drive A and restart Windows 95.

Audio Drivers for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Operating System

To reinstall the audio drivers, follow these steps:

  1. Using the Dell DiskMaker program in the Dell Accessories folder, make diskette images of the audio drivers stored on the hard-disk drive.
    One blank diskette is required.
  2. Start the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
  3. Insert the audio driver diskette into drive A.
  4. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
  5. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
  6. From the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices tab and then click Add.
  7. From the Add dialog box, select Unlisted or Updated Driver and click OK.
  8. From the Install Driver dialog box, type a:\, and click OK.
  9. From the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box, select OPL3SA Sound System and click OK.
    The driver files are copied from the diskette to the hard-disk drive.

After the drivers have been installed, there will be a new Audio Control folder containing the two programs Audio Mixer and Audio Input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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